Qld: AFP "colluded" with Andrews - Haneef lawyer

AAP General News (Australia)
04-29-2008
Qld: AFP "colluded" with Andrews - Haneef lawyer

There are fresh calls this morning for the judicial inquiry into the case of former
terror suspect Dr MOHAMED HANEEF .. to be given coercive powers to force witnesses to
give evidence.

Hearings begin in Canberra tomorrow and lawyers representing the former Gold Coast
doctor say they're not confident inquiry head JOHN CLARKE QC will be given all the cooperation
he needs.

They say coercive powers may be needed to make sure former Immigration Minister KEVIN
ANDREWS and Australian Federal Police chief MICK KEELTY tell the inquiry everything they
know.

Both men say they'll cooperate with the inquiry .. but lawyer ROD HODGSON says he remains
skeptical.







Dr HANEEF was held without charge for 12 days after being arrested at Brisbane International
Airport last July for his alleged links to a failed terror plot in the UK.

He was eventually charged with supporting terrorism but the charge collapsed within
days .. and he returned home to India.

His legal team then successfully appealed Mr ANDREWS' decision to cancel his visa on
character grounds .. paving the way for his return to work in Australia if he can find
work.

Mr CLARKE will outline how he intends to conduct the inquiry at tomorrow's hearing
.. and is due to report back to the federal government by September 30.

He's expected to produce a public .. and a private report.

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